Joseph
Ballard
Born in Nansemond County, Virginia Colony
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of John Ballard
and Elizabeth Pasheba (Phelps) Ballard
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth Anne (UNKNOWN) Ballard
— married
17 Aug 1698 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 63
in Albemarle County, Province of North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Oct 2012
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Biography
Joseph Ballard, his brother and mother ("Jno and Besheba") were named among those his father John Ballard claimed as headrights by grant of 1673. If they were really transported in that year, it may be that Joseph was born in England, for it would be unlikely for John Ballard to have been shipping his family back and forth between England and Virginia. On the other hand, it was not unheard of for people to falsely make headright claims or even to claim the same people twice. In any case, neither the date nor the location of Joseph's birth is certain, but he was probably born in either Gloucestershire, England or Nansemond County, Virginia Colony.[1]
By 1729, a portion of Nansemond had become Albemarle County, North Carolina, and there we find him. In his will, dated 21 July of that year,[2] Joseph named:
- Anne "my dearly beloved wife", a negro woman named Marcy
- son Joseph Ballard
- son John
- daughter Martha
- daughter Susanne
- son Elisha
- son Elias
- daughter Esther or Hester
It was witnessed by James Many (Manning? Mooney?), John Hooks, John Purvis Edenton and proved 14 October 1729.
Sources
- ↑ Stephen M. Ballard, "Lineage Group II: John Ballard of Bitton, Gloucestershire, England and Nansemond County, Virginia (c.1629-c.1704)." Ballard of Virginia: A Chronicle of Descendants in the Male Line of the Colonial Families in Virginia, internet resource: https://ballardofvirginia.wordpress.com/ (http://tinyurl.com/zjyqgcy).
- ↑ Stephen M. Ballard, "Joseph Ballard of Albemarle County, North Carolina (c.1652-1729)." Ballard of Virginia, (http://tinyurl.com/gv7gf44); citing Lynne D. Miller and Albemarle Co. N.C. # SS 876/198.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
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~0.78%
Badge Broome
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23andMe
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~0.39%
Baker Salsbury :
23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T659520 [compare], FTDNA kit #453549
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Annette (Broome) Rowland :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A336881 [compare], yourDNAportal ANN3ae21ab5, Ancestry member evaannetteb4
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~0.39%
Owen Smith :
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~0.39%
Tom Coley :
MyHeritage DNA
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(yes, I know I could simply change it, but this ancestor is too foundational to correct without running up a flag first :)
Also, where did you find that specific birth date? I'd be delighted if you have some evidence because I didn't find any.
EDIT: also wondering about marriage date...
Thanks!
P.S. I think we should also be looking at a merge with his supposed brother Joseph, unless there's some evidence that his parents had two living children of the same name. :)